SETI@home ("SETI at home") is a grid computing (distributed computing in the project's own terminology) project using Internet-connected computers, hosted by the Space Sciences Laboratory, at the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. SETI is an acronym for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.
The process is somewhat like tuning a radio to various channels, and looking at the signal strength meter. If the strength of the signal goes up, that gets attention. More technically, it involves a lot of digital signal processing, mostly discrete Fourier transforms at various chirp rates and durations.
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SETI@home: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Home - Currently the largest distributed computing effort with over 3 million users. Participate by running a program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. Includes project information, statistics, and forums.
Astrobiology in the ASRG - Brief information from the Analytical Spectroscopy Research Group at the University of Kentucky.
Carolyn's Clinic - A tongue-in-cheek look at One of the world's leading Internet treatment facilities for diseases and psychosis that afflict people who run the Seti at Home program for extended periods of time.
CiSE: SETI@home - Brief technical overview of the project.
Derived statistics for SETI@home - Shows trends in SETI@home participation. Also indicates how recently their pages have been updated.
Meta Description: [ Shows trends in SETI@home participation and overall progress. ]
Global Computer Usage - An extrapolation based on Seti@home statistics on August 5, 1999 by Douglas Huang.
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SETI at Home Benchmark Database - Categorized statistics for work unit completion time, as submitted by users.
Seti@home group from Uruguay. - Seti at home team based in Uruguay. Using the BOINC client.
Meta Description: [ Sitio de Seti sobre búsqueda de inteligencia extraterrestre. Lecciones sobre computadores y ordenadores tambien perisfericos. ]
SETIatWork.com - Source of group, domain and country statistics providing ranking within categories and the project overall.
Meta Description: [ SETI@home statistics ]
Yahoo! Groups: SETI@home - Chat rooms and message boards for discussions. Registration is required to post articles and see pictures.
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